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Chapter 334 - 288: 9 Nether Demon-Subduing Array, Army at the Imperial City

"Huo Yuanjia?"

The ministers broke into a flurry of discussion. Some even had looks of terror on their faces. They spoke amongst themselves, only to realize that not a single one of them knew this ’Hero: Huo Yuanjia’ who had appeared out of nowhere.

Shock.

Utter shock.

After all,

many of the ministers in the Great Zhou Martial Country’s Court were already disloyal, secretly supporting and aiding the rebels and traitors.

However,

they had never heard of this ’Hero: Huo Yuanjia’.

And so,

now that they knew, they fell into a panic. This was because ’Hero: Huo Yuanjia’ was an existence beyond their predictions and control.

Most importantly,

if this ’Hero: Huo Yuanjia’ was of average strength, it wouldn’t have been a big deal. The problem was that his strength was far too great—he could even slay the National Guardian General, Hong Dingtian, amidst an army of thousands. Such astonishing power struck fear into their hearts, giving them the sense that things were about to spiral out of their control.

"Your Majesty!"

Just then,

Civil Minister Xiao Yin stepped forward and said in a solemn voice, "Hong Dingtian was the National Guardian General of our Great Zhou Martial Country. And yet, this ’Huo Yuanjia’ killed Grand General Hong Dingtian. This is a blood feud we cannot ignore."

"Indeed."

"Your Majesty, we must do everything in our power, use every means at our disposal, to kill this ’Hero: Huo Yuanjia’."

"That is what we should do."

"..."

And so,

one minister after another stepped forward. Their goal was surprisingly unanimous: not to focus all their efforts on eliminating the traitorous rebel army, but to annihilate ’Hero: Huo Yuanjia’.

"Hahaha..."

Zhou Di naturally understood what they were implying. He threw his head back and laughed, a flicker of rage in his eyes, but he didn’t act on it. He simply asked in a low voice, "I agree. However, that Huo Yuanjia is incredibly powerful. Even Grand General Hong Dingtian fell at his hands. Do any of my dear ministers have a solution?"

"This..."

"..."

Involuntarily,

all the ministers fell silent.

"Your Majesty."

At that moment,

Xiao Yin raised his head, a slight smile on his face, and said, "This minister has a way."

"What is it?"

Zhou Di asked.

"While exterminating the Blood Demon Sect, I discovered something in their treasury. It is called the Nine Nether Demon Suppression Array."

Xiao Yin continued, "We only need to set up this array and lure Huo Yuanjia into it. Then, we can use the Mighty Power of the Nine Nether Demon Suppression Array to utterly destroy him, leaving no future troubles."

"Alas..."

Xiao Yin sighed. "It is a pity that this array is only suitable for killing powerful individuals, not for use in a battle between two armies. Otherwise, it could certainly help Your Majesty repel the rebel traitors."

"My dear minister, you are mistaken."

Zhou Di waved his hand. "The Jiuzhou Alliance’s army may number in the tens of millions, but the truly difficult one to deal with is the ’Huo Yuanjia’ who has appeared out of nowhere. As long as we kill Huo Yuanjia, I am confident that with the might of the Great Zhou Martial Country’s army, coupled with the help of my dear ministers, we will surely be able to repel the rebel traitors completely."

"Your Majesty is wise."

"..."

The ministers quickly cupped their hands in salute, showering him with praise.

"Hahaha..."

Zhou Di laughed heartily, waved his hand, and ordered, "Xiao Aiqing, go and make the preparations. I will await your good news here."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Xiao Yin bowed and then left the main hall.

Inside the hall,

Bai Wuyu was still kneeling on the floor. The ministers were talking amongst themselves, while Grand National Master True Immortal Daoist had not said a single word from beginning to end, merely standing beside Zhou Di.

「Meanwhile.」

Xu Qing was using the power of the Level 50 Thousand-Faced Mask to play the part of ’Hero: Huo Yuanjia’, as he did not want to reveal his true identity.

VMM! VMM!

With a thought, Xu Qing quickly departed after completely refining Hong Dingtian’s Origin and Law. He had no intention of meeting up with Wang Miao and the others.

However,

just before he left,

SWISH! SWISH!

with a flick of his right hand, Xu Qing took Hong Dingtian’s Primordial Martial Saber and Great Zhou Dragon Sparrow Saber with him. The value of these two weapons was several tiers higher than even the Cangzhou Dao Bell.

In time,

once the Primordial Martial Saber and Great Zhou Dragon Sparrow Saber had accumulated enough Experience Points to be upgraded to Level 10, they would surely be able to unleash even more terrifying Power.

These were Xu Qing’s spoils of war, so of course he had to take them.

In fact,

right after Xu Qing left, he reverted to his disguise as Master Ouyazi and returned to Cangzhou Battleship Number One, heading back to the ship’s rest area.

"He..."

"He’s actually gone."

"Sigh..."

"What a pity."

"Yeah!"

"If we had that senior’s help, I’m sure our attack on the Great Zhou Imperial City would be completely worry-free."

"..."

Wang Miao and the others were filled with regret.

「Time passed.」

Wang Miao and his troops marched into the Central Province. Before reaching the Great Zhou Imperial City, there were still nine Royal Guard Cities scattered around its perimeter.

Furthermore,

the nine Royal Guard Cities were interconnected, forming an immensely grand array called the All Heaven Martial Emperor Array. This array was incredibly powerful, covering all nine Royal Guard Cities and the Great Zhou Imperial City, keeping enemies at bay outside its barrier.

「By evening.」

the Jiuzhou Alliance army arrived within the territory of the nine Royal Guard Cities. Immediately upon their arrival, they were met with attacks and resistance from the Royal Guard Cities.

VMM! VMM! VMM!!!

At the same time,

the All Heaven Martial Emperor Array activated, manifesting as an invisible barrier of light that protected the nine Royal Guard Cities and the Great Zhou Imperial City. As long as the Jiuzhou Alliance army couldn’t break through the surrounding Martial Emperor Array, they could pose no threat whatsoever to the Great Zhou Imperial City.